Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-20
RANDOM NOTES.
The Past Week Brilliant With Opportunities
for Social Amusement
LENT AND ITS RESTRICTIONS.
How the Season Will Be Observed in Wheel
ing Social Circles.
LIST OF The PAST WEEKS EVENTS.
LIST OF The PAST WEEKS EVENTS

Society has only two more days to tlutter
and swim before the sombre season opens
with Ash Wednesday, and nothing of any
consequence with the exception OF one
ball, has been laid out in which to occupy
itself for these two days. After Wednes-
day the sound ofthe fiddle and the shuttle
of light feet will be heard no more in the
land, as they will be given a respite OF
forty days and forty nights, especially
nights, in which to reCuperate for the after
Lent festivities. During this season the
gay world will hunger and thirst and do
penance. While generally every active,
gay sort of social amusement will be Ia
bOoed by those who observe Lent,
the outsiders will find plenty OF ways to
amuse themselves.
Lenten teas will be quite the thing dur
ing the solemn season and are quite allow
able. They are always, of course, occa-
sious of quiet enjoyment. The ladies
gather at the residence of their hostess in
the afternoon and in the evening the men
drop in, but dancing aud cards are cOnsid-
cred improper at such times. There will
no doubt be several public balls, and prob
ably a few weddings may take place, but
the latter will be attended only by those
whose religion does not prohibit such
amusements. OfcOurse the usual number
of little card parties will take place during
the season. Our society jenkins will greet
the rest with delight and will probably
spend part of the time in hunting up a
new lot of adiectives and expressions to
use the balance of the season, which Will
no doubt be as gay as the first part, If not
more so.
An event that is looked forward to with
much pleasure by those who are on the
list" is a full-dress hop to be given at
Franlheim's Hall, tomorrow evening, by
the "KoOken Klub," o most popular
social organization, composed Of a number
of our young society people. As this is
the last whirl before Lent, it promises to
be more than usually enjoyable. 1t is
understood that Kramer will play.
A very delightful kind of evening glove
has been invented, with silk inserted up
the sides of the fingers, instead of kid.
This keeps the hands cool, no matter how
hot one gets in dancing. They bear the
name, it is understood, Of giants de luxe.
That was quite a jolly and congenial
assemblage of young society people who
gathered at Franzheim's Hall, Tuesday
evening, to trip the light fantastic for the
last time before Lent, and promptly at
$50 Prof. Joe Kramer's superb orchestra
began, and so did the dancers. Then a
decidedly gay time followed until one
| well, let's extend it till two O'Clock, as it
is the last for forty days-and they did.
Of course everybody had u perfectly
lovely time" and the pleasure OF the
occasion will be remembered throughout
| Lent, after which another may come to
replace it. Those present were: DR..
and Mrs. 4. F. Hustled, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Carter List, Mr. and MIS-. Charles l..
Hobbs, Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Burke, Mrs. George B.
Caldwell, Mrs. Smith. of Virginia; Misses
Louise Cummins, Mamie Haase, Min
ME Loring, Lucy LOring, Mamie
Meade, Mary Bankard, Emma Stamm,
Josie McCabe, Allie McCabe, Kate Haz-
lett, Sadie Baird, Laura Cooper, Jennie
McPhail, Janie'Good, Mary Oft, Virginia
Pendleton, LYDIA Irwin, Fannie Caldwell,
Annie Hogg, Of Cadiz, Miss Re Smith, of
Virginia, Miss Mamie Hamilton, of Wash
ington, Pa, Mr.. F. B. HempstOne, of
New York, Messrs. Will W. Irwin, Wilt
C. Henderson, Walker Frissell, Albert
Whitaker, !. Allen Wheat, Walter Bloom
field, S. B. Harrison, B. X. McMechen,
Harry Franzheim, Steve Rice, s.. /. Single
ton, Charles Hughes, Andrew Wilson,
Robert Haase, Will Baird, Samuel Patter-
con, B. Edgar Hall, Walter Hall, DR.. J. +.
Belleville, George Baird, Alex. Laughlin,
Alex. Updegraf, Will Miller, Will Day,
Robert Mcclure.
The largest event of the week was the
annual bal maSque given on Tuesday even
ing by the AriOn Society at their Club
rooms, The large dancing hall was occu-
pied by several hundred merry masque-
raiders, who amused themselves and the
spectators by cutting all sorts of antics.
There were all kinds of characters repre-
sented, NEUROLOGICAL, ancient and modern,
and all We'd with each other in making
fun and they succeeded most admirably.
Especially was this true Of the Two
Johns" Their make up wa killing and
their tricks were laughable. Mr.. Theodore
Roller was Prince Carnival and he direct
ed the amusements in an efficient manner,
making a funny speech at the opening,
containing many hits at members. Prof.
Joe Kramer's full orchestra occupied the
stage and rendered a fine programme of
dance music, to which light feet we're kept
flying, At II o'clock the doors were closed
and Prince Carnival called the masks
of. Then q scene of wild excitement
ensued and many surprises followed.
Dancing was shortly resumed all present